The soloist
Imagine digesting music and hearing every nuance
Picture yourself composing Beethoven or Bach
I want to write symphonies like that
Where every word dances in your head like a musical note
When every letter is distinct and full of beauty
Because my beauty and your beauty must meet in symbiosis
I want the lines to destroy my world and rebuild it in one swoop
Destroy any ideas I had previously of what poetry is or what music is
Every psalm will become a concerto
I want my pen to manipulate the page like a bow does a violin
That’s the beauty of poetry
It’s the music of my mind and my soul
It’s the rhythm that dances in my heart
And while I might not exist just to write poetry
I hope one day I am able to honor my craft
And become a true soloist
"An Akili Carter original"
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